NBA NEWS ARCHIVE

» Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Popovich: ’Our country is an embarrassment’

12:40 AM

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich took the opportunity of the Spurs' media to blast President Donald Trump for rescinding the Golden State Warriors' invitation to the White House and for comments about NFL players kneeling or sitting during the national anthem.

Bucks add Anthony, Green to training camp roster

NBA Note - Oklahoma City Thunder Anthony, Carmelo

3:08 AM

The New York Knicks agreed to trade 10-time All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to multiple reports Saturday. The Thunder will send center Enes Kanter, forward Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick via the Chicago Bulls to the Knicks, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The 33-year-old Anthony will waive his no-trade clause and his $8.1 trade kicker to accommodate the deal, according to ESPN. A trade call is scheduled for Monday to finalize the deal with the league office, sources told The Vertical. Anthony averaged 22.4 points on 43.3 percent shooting along with 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 74 games with the Knicks last season, his seventh in New York and 14th in the NBA.

Trump: Warriors not welcome at White House

Blazers F Vonleh suffers shoulder injury

9:02 PM

Portland Trail Blazers forward Noah Vonleh will miss all of preseason camp and is likely to miss the first two weeks of the regular season after suffering a right shoulder strain, multiple media outlets reported Friday.

Warriors will meet to decide on White House visit

NBA Note - Memphis Grizzlies Rabb, Ivan

4:50 AM

F Ivan Rabb signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, the team announced on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Grizzlies, who acquired the 6-foot-10 Rabb in a 2017 draft-day trade with the Orlando Magic. Rabb initially was selected with the 35th overall pick (second round) by the Magic after averaging 14.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31 games last season as a sophomore at the University of California.

Grizzlies sign C Rabb

NBA Note - Denver Nuggets Plumlee, Mason

5:36 AM

C Mason Plumlee, a restricted free agent, was officially re-signed by the Nuggets to a three-year contract Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed by the team, but the deal is worth $41 million, ESPN reported Monday. Acquired in a trade with the Trail Blazers on Feb. 13, the 6-11, 255-pound Plumlee appeared in 27 games (10 starts) for Denver last season, averaging 9.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 blocks in 23.4 minutes per contest. Over four NBA seasons, the 27-year-old Plumlee appeared in 315 career games (213 starts) for Brooklyn, Portland and Denver, averaging 9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 23.0 minutes.

76ers’ Embiid not yet cleared for 5-on-5 drills

Wizards F Morris to undergo surgery

8:35 PM

Washington Wizards starting power forward Markieff Morris will miss the start of training camp because he is scheduled to have surgery to repair a sports hernia on Friday, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.

NBA expected to vote on draft lottery reform

NBA Note - Chicago Bulls Stone, Diamond

9:19 PM

C Diamond Stone signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls, the team announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Bulls. Stone averaged 1.4 points in seven games with the Los Angeles Clippers last season after being acquired in a 2016 draft-night trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Bulls Payne undergoes foot surgery

NBA Note - Cleveland Cavaliers Thomas, Isaiah

4:25 AM

PG Isaiah Thomas was introduced during a Thursday news conference, but the team went to great lengths to avoid shedding much light on the All-Star guard's injured right hip. "To be fair to Isaiah, we're not going to address any specifics on his hip injury," Altman said of Thomas, who joined Jae Crowder and Ante Zizic in being introduced as the newest members of the Cavaliers on the heels of the summer's blockbuster trade that sent Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. "We're also not going to put a timetable on it," Altman said. "... We're not going to rush it, at all." Thomas said that he is "just getting treatment each and every day" and working in the weight room. The 28-year-old Thomas suffered the injury during this year's playoffs while playing for the Celtics. He finished third in the NBA with an average of 28.9 points in 2016-17.

Cavaliers provide few answers on Thomas’ injured hip

2:33 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers put the spotlight on newly acquired Isaiah Thomas during Thursday's news conference, but the team went to great lengths to avoid shedding much light on the All-Star guard's injured right hip.

NBA Note - Boston Celtics Irving, Kyrie

4:03 AM

G Kyrie Irving admitted he has not spoken with LeBron James since being traded to the Boston Celtics but he praised his former superstar teammate with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 25-year-old Irving called playing three seasons with James as "awesome" and told reporters at his introductory press conference in Boston that "I learned so much from that guy." The Celtics formally introduced Irving on Friday at TD Garden after the blockbuster trade sent Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets' 2018 first-round pick and the Miami Heat's 2020 second-round pick in exchange for the four-time All-Star point guard. Irving, who had requested a trade in July, was asked about his decision to leave Cleveland and the status of his relationship with James. "I haven't spoken to (James) and my intent (in asking for a trade), like I said, was for my best intentions," Irving said. "To look back at the amount of ground we covered in the last three-year span ... to really realize how special that was and how much stuff happened in that amount of time, I'd be sitting up here and telling you guys a lie if I didn't tell you I learned so much from that guy."